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En Una música futura, galardonada en Chile, en 2019 con el premio Mejores Obras Literarias en la categoría de cuento inédito, María José Navia vuelve a ahondar en relaciones íntimas mediadas, y a veces infectadas, por la tecnología. Familias pantalla y en pantalla, mujeres que se refugian en el exceso de información o intentan desconectarse completamente del mundo, personajes extranjeros que se enfrentan a escenarios de autoexigencia feroz o franca violencia.

Dezember, 2098. Auf dem Jupitermond Europa ist eine Expedition unterwegs auf der Suche nach einem geheimnisvollen Sekret. Dieses soll ein Serum komplettieren, das geeignet scheint, eine außerirdische Spore zu vernichten, die das Leben auf der Erde bedroht. Als eine extreme Gezeitenbiegung die Forschungsstation Euro One in die Tiefe reißt, bricht Mike Kindler von der Raumstation ISLAND ONE zu einer Rettungsmission auf. Doch auf Europa gerät Mike in eine bizarre Welt voller Gefahren. Wird es ihm gelingen, die Vermissten und das Serum zu finden und so die Erde vor dem Untergang zu bewahren?

Tales of the Liaden Universe® brought together for the first time. Space opera and romance on a grand scale in a galaxy full of interstellar trading clans.

No science fiction author was more highly regarded than Grand Master Clifford D. Simak, winner of numerous honors. One of the genre's premier literary artists, Simak explores time travel and time engines; examines the rituals and superstitions of galactic travelers who have long forgotten their ultimate purpose; and even takes fascinating detours through World War II and the wild American West in a wondrous anthology that no science fiction fan should be without.

This audiobook box set collects the first three installments of John Hindmarsh's epic Jack Foster Space Opera series. Book 1, Violent Graduation: Its easy to ignore dangerous issues while youre studying at the Royal Space Navys academythat is, it is until a sniper attempts to assassinate you...

Inmitten einer Welt voller Gefahren begeben sich in einer fernen Zukunft Ithan, Selim und Nelia auf eine Expedition, die ihr Leben für immer verändern wird. Die Reise zu den Skreeh – einer mysteriösen Rasse geflügelter Wesen, die vor Hunderten von Jahren die Menschheit in einem grausamen Krieg bezwungen hat – ist für alle Bewohner der Seestadt die ultimative Prüfung, um in die Stadtgemeinschaft aufgenommen zu werden.

Auf der antarktischen Halbinsel kommt es zu einem mysteriösen Vorfall: Nachdem an der Oberfläche seismische Aktivitäten gemessen wurden, machen sich zwei skandinavische Forscher von ihrer Basis auf, um der Anomalie nachzugehen. Sie finden einen riesigen Krater, in dessen Mitte eine schwarze Kugel aus fremdartigem Material schwebt. Die beiden Männer werden nie wieder gesehen. Jahre später geschehen merkwürdige Dinge rund um den Globus.

In a world of criminals, thugs, con artists, cheats, and swindlers, there must be a man to stand against the powers of darkness and corruption. A man not afraid to walk the mean streets—whether they be those of 1930s Los Angeles, an ancient fantasy realm, or some far-flung planet of a future star empire. He is a man who knows that a “good man” is not always a “nice guy”. But when the chips are down, he understands that a hero does the right thing, even if it means losing everything.

FNH Audio present the first in a series of science fiction short story collections. In this collection: On board a starship a ghost of the past fights horrifying monsters. An explorer find a mining crew dead in their beds, but the next day they're up and walking. Humanity is under the thumb of aliens. The Earthers discover a strange fact of ancient history, their ancestors walked on two legs! The Martians are using a white mist to sedate and ambush all the colonists. And more.

The Reinvented Detective presents stories that complicate law and order as well as the concept of criminals, detectives, punishment, and justice for all by showing how shifting technology, the rise of sentient AIs, and shifting social attitudes may affect what is not only acceptable, but expected, within both real world and digital communities—and everything in-between. These stories reinvent detective and true crime tropes, recasting them for the 21st century, and above all, experimenting, astonishing, and entertaining.

This collection of short stories and poems by Ada Hoffmann traverses extraordinary universes packed with faeries, cyborgs, talking otters, punitive gods, lovestruck sea creatures, fossil hunters, extraterrestrials, and much more. Exploring themes of love and self-existence, community and otherness, and perseverance, Resurrections is a wondrous blend of genres and literary forms.

In the collection's title story, Frederick Gray is closing in on seventy and has outlived his usefulness as a professor of law. He has no family; his best friend, fellow faculty member Ben Lovell, has recently died. Before Gray moves into a retirement home, he takes a final canoe trip to a favorite fishing spot he and Lovell had visited many times, only to find that someone has built a house on the remote riverside. When an accident leaves Gray stranded and in pain, he returns to the shelter seeking aid and instead finds a new reason for living.

Liss commande l’Espadon, un chasseur d’épaves. Il aime son métier mais la concurrence est rude et il a bien du mal à joindre les deux bouts. Il peut cependant compter sur un équipage compétent et fidèle, prêt à prendre des risques si le jeu en vaut la chandelle. De retour sur RAMS_2A12 avec malheureusement, comme d’habitude, un modeste butin, Liss espère que cette fois, Samantha, la jeune chercheuse spécialisée dans l’étude des disparitions de vaisseaux, aura déniché pour lui une mission plus rentable.

Nur weil der Würfel vom Tisch fällt, ist das Spiel nicht verloren. Mysteriöse Geschehnisse in der virtuellen Welt von Heirs of the Phoenix stellen Lena vor neue und unerwartete Hindernisse. Sie kämpft nicht nur um ihr Überleben im Spiel, sondern sucht verzweifelt einen Weg zurück in die Realität. Dafür muss die geborene Einzelkämpferin die Führung einer Kolonie von Urwesen übernehmen, die einer dunklen Bedrohung gegenüberstehen. Professor Frankl sucht in San Francisco einen Neuanfang, besessen von dem Drang endlich seinen Sohn wiederzusehen und ihn in sein abgelegenes Labor in der Antarktis zu bringen.

Harlan Ellison’s work shaped the science-fiction, fantasy, and horror genres in the twentieth century, and this collection of his best-known and most-acclaimed stories is a perfect treasury for old Ellison fans as well as listeners discovering this zany, polyphonic writer for the first time.

The circus comes to town . . . and a man gets to go to the stars. A young girl on a vacation at the sea meets the man of her dreams. Who just happens to be dead. And an immortal pirate. A swordfighter pens his memoirs . . . and finds his pen is in fact mightier than the sword. Welcome to Gene Wolfe's playground, a place where genres blend, and a genius's imagination straps you in for the ride of your life. The Wolfe at the Door is a brand-new collection from one of America's premiere literary giants, showcasing some material been seen before

A follow-up to the original groundbreaking collection, Again, Dangerous Visions features forty-six short stories from giants of the science fiction genre. Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America and winner of countless awards—including the Hugo, Nebula, Edgar Allan Poe, and Bram...

Assemble Artifacts: A short story magazine that assembles a thrilling new mix of stories from genres including horror, science-fiction, comedy, and suspense. Buried at the heart of every story in the magazine is a unique artifact, an object that has inspired our storytellers to create a big idea, an irresistible question, a new immersive world, or a sense of wonder. Unearth your next great listen with Assemble Artifacts.

This collection of provocations from the think tank Cybersalon brings together a blend of near-future speculative fiction and non-fiction commentary from leading experts in the fields of health, community, retail, and money. Together, they shine a light behind the cornerstones of our lives to reveal the unexpected and invite you to cast your critical eye on technology and its effect on society. Be prepared for warnings and inspirations from those who speculate about the future and those who make it a reality.

Jack Zombie is a thrilling post-apocalyptic series that follows a tight-knit group of people as they travel the zombie-ridden wasteland once known as the United States. As you follow Jack and his family, you'll soon discover that nothing can rival a human's will to survive.